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ERIC Number: EJ662409
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0022-0663
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Community Violence Exposure and Children's Academic Functioning.
Schwartz, David; Gorman, Andrea Hopmeyer
Journal of Educational Psychology, v95 n1 p163-73 Mar 2003
Reports a cross-sectional investigation of the link between community violence exposure and academic difficulties for 237 urban elementary school children. Analyses indicated that community violence exposure was associated with poor academic performance. These relations appear to be mediated by symptoms of depression and disruptive behavior. (Contains 60 references and 3 tables.) (GCP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Problems, Children, Depression (Psychology), Elementary Education, Predictor Variables, School Community Relationship, Urban Schools, Violence
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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